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Future
on track
With a slew of breakthrough reforms, the Indian Railways is
on the fast track of tourism growth. But a sudden turn of
events in its nodal body, the Indian Railways Catering and
Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), has threatened to derail the
modernisation process. Express TravelWorld assesses the sweeping
changes.
Munnar:
In demolition drive
Nobody is talking about promoting demolition-tourism yet in
this hill resort. But for many more weeks to come, the town's
milling crowds of honeymooners, backpackers and tea labourers
will get to gawk at JCBs piggybacking trucks, and bulldozers
ambling their way up the narrow hill roads, before V S Achuthanandan's
demolition men finally get over their job.
'Rum'inating
in Barbados
The only way to holiday in Barbados, one of the many islands
in the Caribbean, is to be on island time - relax, let your
hair into braids and dance to the calypso, or try to. So finds
Hazel Jain amidst the forgettable World Cup
On
the green track
Rail Europe has climbed popularity charts with its high speed
trains like Thalys, TGV and Eurostar. Andrea Lopez explores
the green strategy that it is now promoting to appeal to the
eco-tourists' sensibilities.
A
relic from the past
Meandering across the shimmering lagoons of Pulicat, Sangeetha
Neeraja delights in this eco-tourism haven
Are
we game for it?
Indian tourism policy-makers will soon be dealing with another
major challenge as part of the economic liberalisation and
globalisation agenda - whether or not to allow Las Vegas-style
casinos entry into India.
Breaking
the barriers
The 7th World Travel & Tourism Council summit, held from
May 10-12, 2007, addressed pertinent issues affecting the
global travel and tourism business. Reema Sisodia gives a
glimpse of all the action in a nutshell, straight from 'the
round'
WTTC
recognises best practices in tourism
The gala dinner hosted by WTTC also so many winners as the
council announced the 2007 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards that
recognise and promote best practices in tourism development
all over the world.
The
sightless South
'Look South 2007' was an event which proved that such collaborative
conglomerations usually lose their meaning with the principal
sponsors garnering most of the limelight.
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